Transport Security Legislation Amendment Act 2017

No. 18, 2017

An Act to amend legislation relating to transport security, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

Transport Security Legislation Amendment Act 2017

No. 18, 2017

An Act to amend legislation relating to transport security, and for related purposes

[Assented to 28 March 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

  This Act is the Transport Security Legislation Amendment Act 2017.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3  Schedules

  Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

1  Paragraphs 35(2)(f), 36(2)(f) and 36A(2)(f)

After “for entry to”, insert “, or that are in,”.

2  Subsection 41(1)

Omit all the words after “made under”, substitute:

  section 44:

 (a) in preparation for boarding an aircraft; or

 (b) in order to enter or remain in an area or zone within a security controlled airport.

3  Subparagraph 41A(1)(b)(ii)

After “enter”, insert “or remain in”.

4  Subsection 42(1)

Omit all the words after “made under”, substitute:

  section 44:

 (a) in preparation for being taken on board an aircraft; or

 (b) in order to be taken into or remain in an area or zone within a security controlled airport.

5  Subsection 43(1)

Omit all the words after “made under”, substitute:

  section 44:

 (a) in preparation for being taken on board an aircraft; or

 (b) in order to enter or remain in an area or zone within a security controlled airport.

6  Subsection 44(3)

After “(2)(aa)”, insert “, (2)(i)”.

7  Subsection 127(2)

Omit “who holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2, or equivalent, position”.

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

8  Subsection 202(2)

Omit “who holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2, or equivalent, position”.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 1 December 2016

Senate on 13 February 2017]